Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 18th September 1996

Dilbert//2713, first published thirty years ago on Wednesday 18th September 1996

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review 80 million lines computer code system probelm year 2000 all zeros and ones

Official transcript

Dogbert and Ratbert stand on a desk chair in front of a computer. Dogbert says, "Ratbert, your job is to review eighty million lines of computer code in the company's systems."

Dogbert explains, "You're looking for any reference to the current year. Those pieces of code will be a problem when the year is 2000."

Six months later, Ratbert and Dogbert sit at a conference table. Ratbert says, "I'm happy to report that the date did not show up once. In fact, it was all just zeros and ones!"

Dogbert thinks, "Oops."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

RATBERT, YOUR JOB IS TO REVIEW EIGHTY MILLION LINES OF COMPUTER CODE IN THE COMPANY'S SYSTEMS.

YOU'RE LOOKING FOR ANY REFERENCE TO THE CURRENT YEAR. THOSE PIECES OF CODE WILL BE A PROBLEM WHEN THE YEAR IS 2000.

GOTCHA SIX MONTHS LATER I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT THE DATE DID NOT SHOW UP ONCE. IN FACT, IT WAS ALL JUST ZEROS AND ONES!

OOPS

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Year 2000 Problem"

Summary:

The comic strip revolves around Ratbert, an IT employee tasked with reviewing 80 million lines of computer code in a company's systems. The problem arises when Ratbert discovers that the code is referencing the year 2000, which was not a problem at the time of writing but poses a challenge six months later.

Key Points:

• Ratbert's job is to review 80 million lines of computer code.
• The code references the year 2000, which was not a problem at the time of writing.
• Six months later, the code becomes a problem due to the year 2000.
• The IT employee is happy to report that the date did not show up once, but it was all just zeros and ones.
• The comic strip is a humorous take on the year 2000 problem, which was a significant issue in the tech industry at the time.

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